Special Intervention Group

Summary

Special Intervention Group is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Special Intervention Group is in the country of Algeria^[3].
• Special Intervention Group's image is recorded as Official logo of GIS.jpg^[4].
• Special Intervention Group's instance of is recorded as military unit^[5].
• Special Intervention Group's instance of is recorded as counter-terrorism^[6].
• Special Intervention Group's headquarters location is recorded as Algiers^[7].
• Special Intervention Group's location is recorded as Algiers^[8].
• Special Intervention Group's part of is recorded as Department of Intelligence and Security^[9].
• Special Intervention Group's part of is recorded as Special forces of Algeria^[10].
• Special Intervention Group's has use is recorded as hostage-rescue mission^[11].
• +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Intervention Group^[12].
• Special Intervention Group was dissolved in +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Special Intervention Group's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03g2cr^[14].

Body

Founding

+1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Special Intervention Group^[12].

Identity

Part of include Department of Intelligence and Security^[9], a foreign intelligence service^[15], in Algeria^[16], founded in 1990^[17], headquartered in Algiers^[18] and Special forces of Algeria^[10], a military unit^[19], in Algeria^[20].

Operations

Special Intervention Group's headquarters location is recorded as Algiers^[7].

Dissolution

Special Intervention Group was dissolved in +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].

Why It Matters

Special Intervention Group ranks in the top 5% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]